Editing Lakewood, Tennessee (section)

==History==
Originally incorporated as '''Dupontonia''' in 1959 (in reference to the [[DuPont]] rayon manufacturing facility located nearby), the city changed its name to Lakewood and reincorporated in 1961. In 1963, the governments of Davidson County and the City of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] merged to form a consolidated [[metropolitan government]]. Lakewood chose not to surrender its charter and to remain autonomous, retaining its charter as a "[[satellite city]]". It operated its own city council and funded its own police department.

On August 5, 2010, voters within the city passed a referendum to dissolve the [[municipal charter]] and become part of the General Services District of the [[Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County]]. The dissolution passed by one vote: 400 to 399.<ref>http://www.wsmv.com/news/24539792/detail.html{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The city of Lakewood filed a lawsuit alleging voter fraud in the referendum, including thirteen people voting illegally and others not being allowed to vote because of irregularities. Several leaders of the group "Citizens to Reform Lakewood" were named in the lawsuit. A Davidson County [[Tennessee Chancery and Probate Courts|Chancery Court]] Judge settled the litigation by ordering a new election be held March 15, 2011, on which date residents in Lakewood  voted 458 to 447 to surrender their charter and merge services with Metro Nashville.<ref>Andy Humbles, {{cite web |url=http://www.newschannel5.com/story/14258754/residents-vote-to-surrender-lakewoods-charter |title=Residents Vote to Surrender Lakewood's Charter - NewsChannel5.com &#124; Nashville News, Weather & Sports |accessdate=2011-08-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320024943/http://www.newschannel5.com/story/14258754/residents-vote-to-surrender-lakewoods-charter |archivedate=2011-03-20 }}, ''Newschannel5'', March 15, 2011.</ref>